NBA: I haven't played a game but I'm full of talent

Nash is back.

After experiencing a two-game losing streak, Nash finally came back when he was about to encounter another strong enemy, the Cavaliers.

In February and March, the performance of the Cavaliers team fluctuated, which allowed the Cavaliers to be overtaken by the Heat and become the third team in the Eastern Conference.

At the same time, in terms of winning percentage, the Cavaliers are also closely pursued by the Nets behind.

Perhaps this kind of competitive pressure has stimulated the Cavaliers. In recent games, they have won 5 consecutive victories.

Moreover, in several games, they fought against their opponents until the end, and they insisted on resisting the pressure to win.

This made the media and fans who were already a little disappointed with the performance of the Cavaliers this season have a little more expectation.

Last month, the Suns had a match against the Cavaliers at home, which was broadcast live on TNT across the United States.

Coincidentally, this game was broadcast live across the United States again, and the commentators were still Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith.

"Kenny, do you still have any impression of the previous match between the two teams?" Sitting in the commentary booth, Barkley asked Smith.

"Of course!" Smith responded immediately: "The last game, the Suns beat the Cavaliers at home. In that game, LeBron James encountered Ling's strong defense. This is one of the important reasons why the Cavaliers lost."

"Yes!"

Barkley responded, looked at the starting players of both sides who had already walked to the field at this time, and said with interest:

"What's interesting is that Ling's defense seems to have been upgraded recently. According to statistics, in the past month of games, Ling has defended the opponent's top scorer in 80% of the games, and has performed very well.

Since the All-Star Game, Ling Yang has successively defended the league's top scorer T-MAC, Dwyane, Kobe, Cameron, Vince Carter, Paul Pierce, and even Tony Parker, Chris Paul, All performed well.

There are already more and more voices that Ling will be a strong contender for the best defensive player of the season.

In this game, there is no doubt that LeBron and Ling are facing each other. Therefore, how LeBron will perform in the face of Ling's defense is a very critical point. It can even be said that this is related to the final victory of the game. belong. "

Kenny Smith agreed, "Yes, Charles, I agree with you..."

Before Smith finished speaking, he was directly interrupted by Barkley:

"Oh, by the way, Ling's offense has also improved. It is very rare to be able to significantly improve both offense and defense in one season, so I think LeBron and the Cavaliers will still encounter some troubles in this game."

Barkley said to himself, for his old club, Fliggy really spared no effort to praise it.

This made Kenny Smith feel a little bit uncomfortable. He glanced at Barkley. In order to prevent the two of them from being booed by the Cavaliers' home fans, he hurriedly said:

"Charles, I don't agree with this point of view. I think the Cavaliers and LeBron can take advantage of the home court and play more proactively in the game."

"Okay, let's take a look at the game between the two teams, the game is about to start..."

The starting players of the two teams have already stood near the center circle at this time.

The starting lineup of the Cavaliers is no different from the previous match between the two teams. The center is still Big Z Yingauskas, the big forward Drew Gooden, the small front James, the shooting guard Larry Hughes, and the point guard. David Eric Snow.

For the Suns, Nash's recovery from a cold allowed the team to have a complete lineup for the season.

Center Thomas, power forward Marion, small forward Ling Yang, shooting guard Bell, and point guard Nash.

Seeing the familiar lineup on the opposite side and James beside him, the corner of Ling Yang's mouth twitched slightly.

The previous defense should have left a deep impression on James, but the opponent probably didn't know it. In the past month, his defensive ability has improved a lot.

When the two teams faced off last month, it was before the All-Star Game.

And before the match against the Heat at the beginning of this month, my ability had a big improvement. Not only that, during this period of time, because I didn't accumulate experience points, I just added experience points directly. After nearly a month, Lingyang's Various ability values ​​have been improved.

From the game against the Heat until now, Ling Yang has gained a total of 554 experience points, but now, the system has only 14 experience points left, and all these experience points have been added to the ability value by Ling Yang.

Ling Yang took the time to glance at his system.

Offense: 87 near shots (80), 27 mid-range shots, 25 three-pointers, 83 free throws, 90 layups, 99 dunks, 51 dribbles, 46 left-handed dribbles, 37 passes, 30 pass vision.

Defense: 90 on-ball defense, 84 assist defense, 90 offensive rebounds, 90 defensive rebounds, 85 blocks (81), 90 steals (84).

身体素质：弹跳99、速度99、敏捷99、力量81、体力90、韧性99。

Badges: S-level Death Coil, A-level Gap Hunter, A-level Terminator, S-level Throwing Master.

Steals increased from 84 to 90, which was added by Ling Yang first, and the rest were added to blocks and close shots.

So blocks increased from 81 to 85, and near shots increased from 80 to 87.

After taking a look at the system and then exiting, the game officially started.

Thomas overwhelmed Inlgauskas to help the Suns get the ball first. After Nash took possession of the ball to half court, the first tactic played a pick-and-roll cooperation with Kurt Thomas.

This is also a relatively common tactical initiation by the Suns, mainly to catch the opponent's lack of firm tactics when starting to defend the pick-and-roll, and to look for offensive opportunities.

After Nash entered the three-point line with the help of the pick-and-roll, he came to the right side of the free throw line, and then made a ground pass and handed the ball to Thomas on the left side of the free throw line.

Thomas opened his hands and shot after receiving the ball.

This ball is extremely simple to play, but it is more in line with D'Antoni's tactical philosophy.

However, what Thomas didn't expect a little bit was that Inergeskas defended the ball very outside, and the defense was also very decisive.

Under the interference of Inergeskas, Thomas' first shot ended with a strike.

Inside, Drew Gooden got stuck, and Inergeskas, who had completed the defense, also blocked the rushing Ling Yang, James grabbed the rebound, and then quickly advanced with the ball.

"Hey, the Cavaliers are advancing very fast. LeBron brought the ball to half court and attacked directly!"

Originally, Ling Yang didn't completely stop James in the second half because of Yin Ergskas's interference with running.

With excellent speed, Ling Yang was finally near the three-point line and stopped James again.

At this time, James, who was rushing over, ignored his teammates and did not come back. Using the momentum turned out to be a direct breakthrough.

With the help of James, who made a breakthrough from the audience, for Ling Yang, who was not fully standing at the moment, it was still difficult to defend.

"No!"

Ling Yang retreated quickly, while trying to stick to James, but was still rushed by James.

When Ling Yang followed up with the defense again, the defensive position was not very good, and the rest of the Suns players were not able to settle in time at this time.

James, who rushed to the basket, made a layup and hit 2 points.

"Clap clap clap!"

The Cavaliers team played a defensive counterattack at the beginning, and the head star scored, which immediately made the Cavaliers fans applaud one after another.

The sun's advancement is also very fast, and Nash dribbles to half court.

Although Kurt Thomas failed to hit the ball in the previous round, Nash still chose to pick and roll with Thomas in this round.

But in this round, Nash kept an eye out. After seeing that Inergeskas was defending very outside, Nash chose to dribble directly to the basket.

Inergeskas did not shrink the defense at this time, but rushed directly to the basket with Nash's dribble.

Nash dribbled the ball into the three-second zone, but he was not so resolute in attacking originally, and at this time he was very tightly attached by Snow, so the chance of layup was not very good.

However, seeing that the Cavaliers did not assist in the defense, Nash still did not want to waste the opportunity and chose to rely on Snow to force a layup.

Under Snow's interference, Nash's ball was slightly stronger. After the basketball hit the backboard, it rebounded and fell to the other side of the basket.

Ling Yang was near the bottom line, but the rebound was too close to the reasonable collision zone, and he was blocked behind by James and Yin Geskas.

Inergeskas grabbed the rebound and did not pass it directly to Snow, but stood still a little bit, and when James ran to his side, he handed the ball to James.

Ling Yang also followed, but at this moment, Yin Ergeskas, who had passed the ball, just started to run forward, but blocked Ling Yang.

Ling Yang wasn't sure if Yin Ergeskas did this on purpose, but he was blocked by this, and he really couldn't keep up with James all of a sudden.

When he saw James rushing forward with the ball in front of him, Ling Yang immediately guessed that the opponent might want to repeat the old trick and hit a counterattack again.

So, Ling Yang rushed forward to keep up, and shouted: "Retreat!"

Reminded by Ling Yang, Sun's players retreated faster indeed.

Ling Yang himself also fully displayed his speed, and finally caught up with James again near the three-point line.

But James also played this ball extremely resolutely, seeing Ling Yang who was waiting with his hands open, he suddenly rushed forward.

"No!"

Ling Yang was naturally unwilling to let James rush over directly, and the two bodies collided heavily.

After all, James was not starting at halftime, but a run-up for the whole time. Ling Yang was pushed back and took a step back.

Although James was also forced by Ling Yang to pause for a while, he still took the opportunity to find a breakthrough space, dribbled the ball and continued to rush forward to the basket.

Ling Yang, who had adjusted, quickly posted it, and Kurt Thomas also shrank his defense towards the basket at this moment, ready to help defend.

But at this time, James passed the ball, threw the ball back, and sent it to Inergeskas who had just entered the three-point line from behind.

Inergeskas received the ball from the free throw line and took a jump shot directly, making a two-pointer.

"The Cavaliers counterattacked and scored again, with an assist from LeBron." In the commentary, Kenny Smith shouted.

"The Cavaliers' counterattack today is very fast, which is more like the style of the Phoenix Suns."

"It seems that the Cavaliers adjusted their tactics intentionally today." Charles Barkley also commented at this time.

The Suns fell behind 0:4 after the start, and Ling Yang could roughly see the solution the Cavaliers were looking for for James at this time.

That is to play a defensive counterattack, let James try his best to get the ball from the backcourt, and sprint across the court to minimize his entanglement.

The basis of all this is based on the Cavaliers' defense.

However, this is indeed where the Cavaliers are relatively good. This season, the Cavaliers are based on defense and have achieved a good record.

What Ling Yang judged was not wrong. In the next two rounds, the Cavaliers continued to exert defensive pressure on the Sun.

As for the Suns, I don't know if it was affected by the previous two-game losing streak. Although Nash came back in this game, the overall offensive state is still not good.

In the four consecutive rounds after the opening, Thomas, Nash, Marion, and Bell each shot a ball, but none of them made a hit.

With the help of such defense, the Cavaliers continued to fight back and fought three consecutive rounds, but in the fourth round, James was stopped by Ling Yang.

Bell missed the shot. Out of judgment of the situation on the court, Ling Yang did not choose to rush for the offensive rebound, but retreated to the half court early.

Moreover, from near the center line, Ling Yang began to stick to the defensive entanglement, which forced James to let go of the rhythm, and the Cavaliers fell into the positional attack.

Without a chance to directly break through, James was not in a hurry to distribute the ball. He had already tasted the sweetness in the three rounds just now. In addition to scoring and assisting himself, he passed the ball and indirectly assisted Hughes to hit a three-pointer. The Cavaliers are currently Has achieved a 7:0 advantage.

James stood outside the three-point line, but Ling Yang did not stick to the defense anymore. He adhered to the previous defensive strategy. Once the opponent fell into the half court, he would directly shoot and not let go.

Looking at Ling Yang, who put him one meter faster, James still didn't choose to shoot from outside the three-pointer. While dribbling forward and entering the three-point line, he signaled Inergeskas to step forward for the pick-and-roll.

After Inergeskas covered, James made a gesture to break through to the right, and when Ling Yang was about to go around from behind, James dribbled the ball from the left to the basket.

However, when Ling Yang was moving, he also kept an eye out. He chose to go around him from the rear, and poked his head over to observe. When he found that James was breaking through from the left, he who hadn't completely bypassed him quickly turned back. withdraw.

"No!"

When James was about to rush past, Ling Yang posted it quickly.

The bodies of the two collided again, but this time, Ling Yang was not directly pushed away by a step like before.

Although James started at halftime with enough impact, it was not enough to make Ling Yang lose his defensive position.

The footsteps only slowed down a little, and the next moment, Ling Yang slowed down and stuck tightly.

Then, James felt the same defensive pressure as the last time the two played against each other.

However, James, who still had a little room to break through, was unwilling to stop there. He squeezed Ling Yang and rushed directly to the basket. James joined the ball when he was a step outside the three-second zone, and then he was about to rely on Ling Yang to make a layup. .

At this moment, Ling Yang, who was originally close to James, took a quick step back.

While James was a little surprised, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, and quickly took off with the ball and attacked the basket.

However, Ling Yang made a move!

Opening up the space with James is just to make it easier to start.

At the moment James took off with the ball in his arms, Ling Yang, who had a steal ability of 90 and was entwined with death on his back, slashed down heavily with his big hand, and slapped it directly on the basketball.

"Snapped!"

Huge power, even James, can no longer hold the basketball with both hands at this moment.

The ball was cut off directly, and then fell into Ling Yang's hands.

Fight back!

After being counterattacked by the Cavaliers several times in a row, this round, it was finally the sun's turn to counterattack.

Taking advantage of James not sticking to him, Ling Yang quickly started to rush forward with the ball.

Then when rushing out of the three-point line, Ling Yang pushed the ball forward to Nash who had already fallen into the half court.

The Suns are too good at this kind of ball. Nash, who was in a rush, swayed and changed direction, and he had already swayed Snow's defense.

The Cavaliers' defense line was also completely pierced at this moment. Nash and Marion, who fell into the half court first and was moving towards the bottom line, completely attracted the Cavaliers' defensive attention.

At this time, Nash passed the ball behind his back, and the basketball passed to the middle!

"Steve passed the ball, Ling cut in the middle to catch the ball, and the dunk king came!

!

"

It was Ling Yang who was rushing to cut in from the middle. After passing the ball, he didn't stop, but cut directly towards the basket along the middle.

When receiving the pass from Nash, Ling Yang was just one step inside the free throw line.

Taking another big step forward, Ling Yang lifted the ball into the air!

Yin Ergeskas has already fallen into the inside line at this time, seeing Ling Yang rushing with the ball, he hesitated for a while whether to go for it or not.

At this time, Ling Yang had already flown to the basket.

"boom!"

With a gliding snap, Ling Yang helped Sun break the deadlock!

"Beautiful counterattack! The connection between Steve and Ling!

In the first three rounds, the Cavaliers fought back, and now, it's the turn of the Phoenix Suns! "

Such a familiar offense immediately lifted the momentum of the entire Suns team.

On the field, Ling Yang happily showed his giant palm towards Nash, and then began to retreat towards the rear.

Ling Yang stepped back and was about to exit the three-point line from the basket. At this moment, he suddenly found that James did not catch the ball near the bottom line, but stood directly near the free throw line.

Moreover, at this time James was slightly sideways, his feet were still moving back, as if he was eager to catch the ball and rushed straight away.

The Cavaliers still want to fight back!

Ling Yang immediately figured out what James was thinking.

Seeing Yin Ergeskas who was holding the ball on the baseline at this time, pushing the ball directly towards James, Ling Yang's eyes flickered slightly, and he rushed directly towards James.

At this moment, it is too late to block the passing lane to intercept the ball.

So Ling Yang rushed to the front of James.

Here, James had just received the ball and was about to hit the ball on the ground to start the dribble, but Ling Yang, who rushed to him, made a decisive shot, and slapped down with his big hand!

"Snapped!"

The basketball was cut off by Ling Yang again!

The basketball fell to the ground, and James, who was just about to start it, realized that he was in a hurry to grab the basketball on the ground.

However, he is not as fast as Ling Yang.

Ling Yang scooped up the ball without any hassle, and has already snatched the basketball into his hands!

Complete the steal again!